History and Intellectual Foundation Of Western Civilization
Course
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This course examines the Fundamental Foundations of Western Civilisation. It will explore the history and origins of its thought and the development of the principles of Western philosophy that underpin its institutions, society and states.
Here is the course outline:
Welcome Aboard: Course Introduction |
All Presentations and Reading Materials |
Session 1: Birth of thought in the Ancient Mediterranean World |
Session 2: The First European Philosophers: The Pre-Socratics |
Session 3: Socrates |
Session 4: Plato |
Session 5: Aristotle |
Session 6: History and philosophy of the Hellenistic Period |
Session 7: Christianity and the Latin Church Fathers |
Session 8: Medieval Christian Thought and the rediscovery of Greek Philosophy |
Session 9: The Renaissance |
Session 10: The Western ‘Enlightenment' |
Session 11: Anglo-Saxon Philosophy |
Session 12: Continental Philosophy |